GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |